General Manager of Maintenance

General Manager of Maintenance

Join us at Panasonic Energy as we expand to De Soto, Kansas, where we're building the world's largest lithium-ion battery factory. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career while contributing to the future of electric vehicles. As part of our team, you'll help push the limits of battery technology, enhancing performance and efficiency in sustainable transportation. Our state-of-the-art facility, just outside the Kansas City Metro, will be a hub for innovation in green energy solutions.

If you're passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to the electric vehicle revolution, we invite you to be part of our dynamic team. Join us and make a meaningful impact on the future of energy and transportation.

The General Manager of Maintenance drives the long-range strategic planning process for manufacturing operations by leading maintenance functions across the production facility. This role establishes operational goals, advances maintenance technologies, and resolves complex manufacturing challenges in partnership with Production, Quality, Engineering, and other functional leaders. The General Manager develops operations-related plans, budgets, policies, and procedures while ensuring safety, regulatory compliance, equipment reliability, and operational excellence.

Essential Duties:

• Functional Leadership & Operations:
  Lead maintenance operations to achieve manufacturing KPIs and operational objectives
• Direct maintenance activities for a 24/7 manufacturing environment, ensuring equipment reliability, uptime, and operational effectiveness
• Develop and maintain maintenance strategies, plans, budgets, policies, and procedures that support business objectives
• Build and maintain Autonomous Maintenance and Preventive Maintenance capabilities throughout the organization, including 6S initiatives
• Establish and role model organizational standards that promote operational excellence and accountability
• Strategic Alignment & Continuous Improvement:
  Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance operational performance, productivity, and business results
• Lead improvements in production efficiency through the implementation of Lean principles and best practices
• Lead change management initiatives that align with business objectives and plant priorities
• Evaluate and improve maintenance technologies, systems, and processes to optimize performance and reliability
• Support strategic planning efforts by identifying opportunities for operational improvements and long-term capability development
• Team Development & Knowledge Sharing:
  Empower, develop, recognize, and reward individuals and teams to achieve performance and growth objectives
• Manage employee performance through goal setting, performance management, competency development, engagement, recognition, and well-being initiatives
• Ensure employees receive the training, coaching, and developmental experiences necessary to improve performance and advance organizational capabilities
• Build and develop a high-performing maintenance leadership team through servant leadership, clear vision, and strategic development of talent
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement:
  Collaborate proactively with Production, Engineering, Facilities, Environmental Health & Safety (EHS), Quality Control (QC), and other functional teams to incorporate best practices into manufacturing and maintenance operations
• Partner with manufacturing, quality, and engineering leaders to resolve operational challenges and achieve business objectives
• Foster a culture of teamwork and collaboration across cross-functional groups to support plant performance and continuous improvement initiatives
• Communicate operational priorities, technical information, and business objectives effectively with stakeholders at all organizational levels
• Quality, Safety, Compliance, &
  
  Risk Management:
  
  Promote and implement safety principles, environmental responsibility, and employee health and wellness initiatives
• Maintain compliance with all quality systems and standards to achieve quality objectives
• Ensure compliance with all applicable regulatory, safety, and environmental requirements within the production facility
• Drive safety improvements through behavior-based safety practices, hazard identification, risk assessments, and employee engagement
• Identify operational risks and implement corrective and preventive actions to maintain safe and reliable operations
• Supervisory Responsibilities:
  
  Directly and indirectly manage Maintenance leaders and technicians, establish operational expectations, drive accountability, develop organizational capabilities, and foster a culture of safety, reliability, and continuous improvement
• Travel Requirement:
  Occasional travel may be required to support business needs, training, benchmarking activities, or corporate initiatives
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Requirements:
  To ensure the health and safety in the workplace and for the protection of our employees, wearing…